Digital Passport - web-based games & videos for grades 3-5 with modules on critical skills related to digital safety, respect, and community from Common Sense Media
Critical Evaluation of a Web site: BrainPOP Online Sources - short video about being able to evaluate a web site Critical Evaluation of a Web Site - how to critically evaluate a Web page for authenticity, applicability, authorship, bias, and usability for all grade levels
by Kathy Schrock All About Explorers - Bogus site to use with students to critically analyze validity of information presented. Teach students to use triangulation to confirm validity of information. Website Evaluation - Informative video by Common Craft
PBS Teachers- Digital media content and tools and opportunities to be media creators as well as media consumers
Common Sense Media - many grade level activities and tips on ways to talk to your students
Digital Passport - teachers get robust reports to demonstrate student learning in areas of critical skills related to digital safety, respect, and community from CommonSenseMedia
Media Education Lab - 18-unit media literacy curriculum created by Renee Hobbs consists of cross-curricular pdf's and videos to use right now!
Branding Game - branding is explored to promote an awareness of how visual identification of a good or service can occur with just a letter
The Code for Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education-Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances: in K–12 education, in higher education, in nonprofit organizations that offer programs for children and youth, and in adult education. See guidelines for further clarifications.
Media & Digital Literacy
Students
Digital Citizenship
Internet Safety
Critical Evaluation of a Web site:
BrainPOP Online Sources - short video about being able to evaluate a web site
Critical Evaluation of a Web Site - how to critically evaluate a Web page for authenticity, applicability, authorship, bias, and usability for all grade levels
by Kathy Schrock
All About Explorers - Bogus site to use with students to critically analyze validity of information presented. Teach students to use triangulation to confirm validity of information.
Website Evaluation - Informative video by Common Craft
Teachers
5 Essential Media Literacy Questions for Kids - Lots of great videos and resources for educators to use with their students regarding media & digital literacy
National Association for Media Literacy Education - NAMLE (formerly AMLA - Alliance for a Media Literate America)
Digital & Media Literacy - fundamentals
PBS Teachers- Digital media content and tools and opportunities to be media creators as well as media consumers
Common Sense Media - many grade level activities and tips on ways to talk to your students
Digital Passport - teachers get robust reports to demonstrate student learning in areas of critical skills related to digital safety, respect, and community from CommonSenseMedia
Media Education Lab - 18-unit media literacy curriculum created by Renee Hobbs consists of cross-curricular pdf's and videos to use right now!
Branding Game - branding is explored to promote an awareness of how visual identification of a good or service can occur with just a letter
K12 Digital Citizenship - Many, many resources for all aspects of media literacy
CyberSmart - lesson plans for manners and cybercitizenship
You Are Here - Lesson plans intended for students in grades 5th-8th created by the (Federal Trade Commission) FTC
Get Net Wise - Helping Internet users have safe, constructive, and educational or entertaining online experiences
Pauline Center for Media Studies
Project Look Smart - all grade levels and instructional areas
Adtext: an interdisciplinary curriculum
Cyber Angels - a multifaceted program for Internet Safety
I Keep Safe - Teaching tools for keeping kids safe online
Newseum - See daily newspaper front pages on this cool interactive site!
Media Literacy Clearinghouse
emTech
Media Literacy - Media Education Resources
New Mexico Media Literacy Project
Media Awareness Network
The Center for the Analysis of Commercialism in Education
The Media Education Foundation
The Center for Media Literacy
PBS TeacherSource
My Pop Studio: For Parents and Teachers
Web English Teacher - Media & Information Literacy
Center for Digital Democracy
Action Coalition for Media Education
About Face - combating negative images of women in the media
Fact CheckED - 'Seeing Through the Spin' Lesson Plans
The Jesuit Communication ProjectUnderstanding Media - Resources to help teachers teach media literacy
80+ Videos for Tech. & Media Literacy - great collections of media literacy video for students, teachers and parents
The Code for Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education - Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances: in K–12 education, in higher education, in nonprofit organizations that offer programs for children and youth, and in adult education. See guidelines for further clarifications.
Cartoons in the Classroom - 163 lesson plans for using cartoons in the classroom
Media Literacy - University of Wisconsin - provides activities and questions to be used with students and by families
Media Ownership Chart - These charts illustrate the size and complexity of the most well-known media conglomerate corporations.
Creating "Common Craft" style videos to teach history (science, math, etc.) concepts